How Many...

[Goinghomesoon]

Just wondering. My partner & I are building a weekender on his land near Phon Phisai/Nong Khai and I am quite the local tourist attraction . Resident gossipmonger (mother in law) says her network of old ladies has heard of one other farang woman in the area but she couldn't be any more specific. T'would be nice to know if there are others around....

[Boo]

me part time in Khon Kaen & devona has recently moved to KKC too, apart from that ime, mainly missionaries or american girls teaching for a year as part of their church group program.

[Gary A]

me part time in Khon Kaen & devona has recently moved to KKC too, apart from that ime, mainly missionaries or american girls teaching for a year as part of their church group program.

I don't know of any farang women in the Loei area but I did run into three farang ladies who were exploring the Loei area. They were all teaching in Udon Thani.

[Boo]

i think too that cathyy is in korat & there was another woman around that area too but can't recal her user name yet but as you can tell, not that many

[Lite Beer]

Sometimes see one or two in Tesco Lotus in Khon Kaen.

Very few.

[Goinghomesoon]

Yeah I met some shopping in Nong Khai but they were Vientiane expats over the border to do their shopping.... Not to much of a problem now as we only spend the occasional weekend up there but thinking of the future...

[sickwaterbuffalo2]

Yeah I met some shopping in Nong Khai but they were Vientiane expats over the border to do their shopping.... Not to much of a problem now as we only spend the occasional weekend up there but thinking of the future...

teaching in thailand ?church group ? do they belong to that evil band of evil evangelical christians that try to turn everybody they see in to one of them? please kick them out of the country ? i have talked to some of them in thailand never in my life have i met such brainwashed mental cases !

[Dave the Dude]

and why do the Guys wear white shirts,long trousers AND TIES. Do they want to stand out or what???

Back on topic, here in Surin, I occasionally see a few older female holidaymakers or young voluntary teachers. Thats about it

Dave

[Lickey]

We get a fair amount in the mrs salon, about 5/6 a month, european,american,aussie, they are here in our lowly village [about 6500 pop] on a travel to teach basis, Mrs talks good english and i also chat with them, they get a good service with fresh fruit and soft drinks as do all our customers, they pass on the word to their replacements after 3 months and we have new clintele,

Rgds, Lickey..

[sezzo]

About 3 years ago while in Amnat Charoen there was an english lady who owns a book shop. Not sure whether she was married to a thai but she seemed to be there permanantly. There is also a South African couple who live outside our town who run the local church mission.

[bergen]

Most of the farang women I meet are daughters of farangs from earlier marriage, who come to visit their fathers who now live here with their Thai wife/gf.

There is a Swedish woman - (30 something?) who lives in Khun Han (Sisaket), and a retired Swedish/German couple who lives in Kantharalak.

The rest I see are mostly tourists, and some young volunteers.

[Thai Chi]

Not sure of the actual numbers, but Roger at the Tree of Life Orphanage in Buriram, has Farang women and younger girls, pass through all the time. They are always an attraction with the locals.

There is, as far as I know, only one full time Farang lady here. German lady getting on a bit who (apparently) has been here quite awhle. Never spoken to her, but I beleive she teaches part time at the Agriculture Uni.

......just remembered something. I did say hello to her at a local corner store a couple of years ago (i think she was stocking up on chang) but she ignored me

[sickwaterbuffalo2]

and why do the Guys wear white shirts,long trousers AND TIES. Do they want to stand out or what???

Back on topic, here in Surin, I occasionally see a few older female holidaymakers or young voluntary teachers. Thats about it

Dave

if they have anything useful to teach then they are very welcom for al i care !like language teaching ! but what do these people do forse there religion on others and on children that dont even have there opinion about this things !spreading the word and talk about the good book !what good book ?this people have to be banned from teaching anything in thailand the only thing they teach is crap ! and stick that flag off topic where the sun does not schine !church group hahahaha !

[cathyy]

Yes, Boo, I do live in Korat. Helen used to live here, but she moved to BKK. I miss her. Leeanne lives here now, but I don't really know her. She's young, and vaguely reminds me of the missionaries, except better dressed. I, too dislike the missionaries in general. Fine, come and do good works, run orphanages, teach English, but don't try to sell the locals on your flavor of Christianity. Ever notice that the most rabidly proselytizing groups are also the ones who have the most narrow and rigid practice of Christianity?

[bergen]

Yes, Boo, I do live in Korat. Helen used to live here, but she moved to BKK. I miss her. Leeanne lives here now, but I don't really know her. She's young, and vaguely reminds me of the missionaries, except better dressed. I, too dislike the missionaries in general. Fine, come and do good works, run orphanages, teach English, but don't try to sell the locals on your flavor of Christianity. Ever notice that the most rabidly proselytizing groups are also the ones who have the most narrow and rigid practice of Christianity?

A bit off topic.......but

I agree - report them to immigration (probably no work permit) and send them home!

Btw...... passed two males in black trousers/white shirts/ and ties on bicycles with matching helmets in Ubon on Sunday. By accident i used my horn when passing, and they almost fell into a basket shop. Luckily for the shop it all went well

[ronthompson]

I have seen the two men with white shirts black trousers riding bikes in Buriram and I do believe them to be Mormon Missionaries. Have not been able to catch up with the pair to ask.

You see many in the States dressed like that, I believe all males must serve 2 years as missionaries, All u readers out there read a Zane Gray book to learn his opinion of their church.

[Goinghomesoon]

Sure but when the choice is to socialise with my one-toothed, betel-chewing mother-in-law for the upteenth day or meet up with an English-speaking missionary, I'd probably take the latter. I mean, at least we share a common language. And the missionary would be unlikely to spit red betel-juice at me everytime she spoke

[sbk]

You might find they aren't that interested in socializing with you GHS. I lived in a small town in Taiwan when I first came out to Asia, it was me and the Mormon missionaries. We'd stop and say hello in the supermarket (with all the locals avidly watching ) but that was about it. They are here to save souls and I am afraid they probably assume yours is lost already

[Gary A]

I'm not rude to the bible thumpers. I alway invite them to have a beer and when they explain that they don't drink alcohol, I tell them that I don't trust anyone who doesn't drink. Some of them aren't real smart but they get the message.

[devona]

I'm in Khon Kaen, which isn't so far. There seem to be quite a few farangs here but not sure if they're just passing through or here to stay.

[cathyy]

Ah, the Mormon missionaries. Poor kids. They are the only missionaries I don't detest, if only because they're too young and have led too sheltered a life to know any better. The mother in me wants to take care of them, as they live on what money they have saved up for their mission,and in general they need a bit of taking care of. In the US they get invited to eat several times a week with church member's families, but the people here are not used to that custom and generally too poor as well. They are hungry more often than I like to think.

Being a missionary isn't a requirement for them, but it is very strongly encouraged, typically between high school and college. They lead very structured lives, on generally a very tight schedule, and must account for all their time. They aren't allowed to associate with girls, watch TV, or anything else that might divert their attention from their missionary work or might look remotely suspicious to a Baptist preacher. They teach English here, and the terms of the agreement their church has with the Thai government (that gets them their special missionary visas) is that they can only proselytize when asked to do so. So while their English classes may be a bit heavy on the concepts of their religious ideology that are known to appeal to Thais, they cannot do any conversion teaching unless the person asks for more information. Even then it doesn't usually end up in a conversion. The Buddhist belief is so much a part of Thai culture that trying to not believe in it is almost impossible. Similarly Christianity is embedded in American culture to the point where you can't cuss without using a Christian concept.

[johnsurin]

Yes, Boo, I do live in Korat. Helen used to live here, but she moved to BKK. I miss her. Leeanne lives here now, but I don't really know her. She's young, and vaguely reminds me of the missionaries, except better dressed. I, too dislike the missionaries in general. Fine, come and do good works, run orphanages, teach English, but don't try to sell the locals on your flavor of Christianity. Ever notice that the most rabidly proselytizing groups are also the ones who have the most narrow and rigid practice of Christianity?

I have to totally agree with Cathy, here. I have tried to hold out the olive brach of friendship, or just trying to communicate with missionaries in Surin, by cracking jokes or speaking in their native tongue. Unfortuanately these attemps have fallen on stoney ground, why? I don't know. Perhaps it is because these saviours of the world have found (farang) mortals, like ourselves unworthy of intillectual knowledge to grace their inner circle. Myself, personally, I find people with alternative ideas to be the most dangerous peolple of all, hence they keep themselves in a repressive world only trying to corrupt the (I don't like to say this) weaker or uneducated minds of society.

As Dave the Dude mentioned prior to this post, they are many mormon faithed individuals pedalling around in Surin, spreading the word of their prosective saviour. On the bright side, their plot will fail, as they cannot communicate with the local children in their native language, so dismissing the faith that their own parents have taught them upto now will fall on deaf ears, hence all offers of free english lessons, and gifts from god will gracefully be futile.

Praise the lord, hallelulha!!!!!!!

John.......